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This document provides information about a water transport system between two tanks (A and B) connected by a pipeline. It includes questions about: 1) Calculating the flow rate and pressures at points along the pipeline without valves. 2) Determining the type, location, and sizing of a control valve to maintain a minimum pressure of 2m. 3) Analyzing the impact of withdrawing flow from the pipeline on the control valve maintaining 100L/s flow to tank B.

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This document provides information about a water transport system between two tanks (A and B) connected by a pipeline. It includes questions about: 1) Calculating the flow rate and pressures at points along the pipeline without valves. 2) Determining the type, location, and sizing of a control valve to maintain a minimum pressure of 2m. 3) Analyzing the impact of withdrawing flow from the pipeline on the control valve maintaining 100L/s flow to tank B.

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CAIRO UNIVERSITY Fluid Mechanics II

Faculty of Engineering 3rd Year Petroleum Eng. IHD 323


Irrigation & Hydraulics Department 2018-2019

Assignment No. 2- Valves

1- Water is being transported from Tank A to Tank B through a 9km 500mm


diameter pipeline (f=0.015). The system operates under static head difference
between the two tanks (60m). A plan and profile of the pipeline are shown in the
figures below.
(3)
Tank B
2km
(1)
Tank A
(2) 4km
2km
1km

110

100

90
(2) CL=85m
Tank A
80

70

60
(1) CL=65m
50

40

30
Tank B
20 (3) CL=30m
10

0
-1000 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000

 Find the flow rate between tanks A and B (neglect all local losses), and sketch
the TEL on the above profile. What is the pressure at points (2) and (3)?

 If it is required to install an automatic control valve to ensure that the minimum


pressure along the pipeline is not less than 2m (above zero guage pressure).
a. What is the required valve function (pressure reducing, pressure sustaining,
or rate of flow control)? Where is the most suitable location for the valve?
b. Find the required pressure drop through the valve and calculate the flowing
discharge through the valve while in operation. What is the pressure now at
points (2) and (3)?
c. What is the required percent opening of the valve and the equivalent head
loss coefficient Kv through the valve.

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CAIRO UNIVERSITY Fluid Mechanics II
Faculty of Engineering 3rd Year Petroleum Eng. IHD 323
Irrigation & Hydraulics Department 2018-2019

Head Loss Coefficient (K) of Control Valve


2
hL = K V /(2g) (V = velocity inside pipe)

10000

1000

100
K

10

0.1
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
% Valve is open

2.
(60.00)
A Control Valve D=300mm
Pipe AB: (15.00)
L = 8km, D=400mm
GRP pipeline, f=0.013 B

The 300mm control valve in the above system is used to control the flow between
tanks A and B. Inherent valve closing characteristics for the control valve are given
in the table below.

% Opening 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
% CV/Cvfull 0 2.96 4.37 6.47 9.56 14.14 20.91 30.92 45.73 67.62 100

If the flow in the system when the valve is fully open is 220 lit/sec
a. Find the fully open valve flow coefficient (Cvfull) in lit/sec/m0.5 (neglect all
other local losses).
b. What is the flow in the system if the valve is only opened at 40% (% opening
is 40%)

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CAIRO UNIVERSITY Fluid Mechanics II
Faculty of Engineering 3rd Year Petroleum Eng. IHD 323
Irrigation & Hydraulics Department 2018-2019

3- For the water transport system shown below water is being transported from tank
A (Water level 200m) to tank B (Water level 155m). The pipeline connecting the
two tanks is 3500m long, 300mm in diameter, and has a constant friction coefficient
f=0.012. A automatic Flow Control Valve (FCV) is installed just upstream Tank B
to limit the flow to tank B at 100 lit/sec.

220

WL=(200)
200
Tank A

180
Elev. (m)

WL=(155)
160

Tank B
140

120

J
100
-500 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

Station (m)

Station (m) 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500


Elev (m) 195 185 165 120 115 125 145 150

a. Sketch the Total Energy Line during operation on the above profile.
b. How would the valve react if 50 lit/sec is withdrawn from the pipeline at
junction J (station 2000)? Calculate the flow rates in the pipes and sketch the
new TEL on the above profile.
c. What is the maximum flow rate that can be withdrawn from the pipe at junction
J without decreasing the flow rate entering tank B below 100 lit/sec?

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